This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

From toys to kettles to scientific instruments, this German museum celebrates the beauty of 20th century design.

The world's tallest church tower reveals a spectacular view to anyone up to the task of climbing the daunting staircase.

A black cat protests the City Guild in Riga's Old Town.

3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.

This German art chapel is perfect for those who like their worship hard, modern, and utterly alien.

This hanging crocodile is thought to be the "dragon" that once plagued a Czech city.

Increasingly decayed figures stand as a powerful reminder of the human costs of Czech Communism.

A mocking tribute to the past and modern leadership of Prague.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

This automated sculpture of two men peeing will spell out text messages with their micturition.

Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Berlin's old airport.

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.

A little sculpture with a large wardrobe.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

A Lycian city of the dead carved into the hillside of Southern Turkey, complete with startlingly human touches.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

A Turkish ghost town abandoned in a population exchange with Greece.